Articles About Securities Market
- Author:
- Tom Silva
- Posted:
- 12.17.2008
Will Surge in Mortgage Applications Find a Home?
The residential mortgage market is experiencing an unexpected – but welcome — boom, a result of interest rates for 30-year fixed-rate loans falling to 5.47 percent from 5.99 percent. According to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) weekly review, the average rate for a 15-year fixed-rate loan – popular when refinancing – fell to 5.13 percent […]